Recent Examples on the WebThe teacher was a young, floppy-haired man shaped like an upside-down trapezoid.—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2023 The bottle is a tall trapezoid, featuring crisp lines and a golden semicircle at the top.—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022 When folded up, the prop arms form a trapezoid around the drone’s central core.—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2015 It’s the big city sister of his ladylike Ana bag that is shaped like a dainty little trapezoid.—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2022 At the top corners of the trapezoid, sew ribbons for ties.—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 22 Aug. 2022 At the top corner of the trapezoid, sew a corresponding color ribbon for ties.—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 18 Aug. 2022 There is a craze for the long-but-short denim piece that covers the leg like a trapezoid!—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 22 July 2022 The shape of the State House-- not a rectangle but a trapezoid -- was one of the findings Derry explained during her presentation.—Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 18 Dec. 2021 See More
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin trapezoïdes, from Greek trapezoeidēs trapezium-shaped, from trapeza table
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